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I have to be honest I almost turned this off after the first 5 minutes it was so slow. But once you get past that it's worth it. A very cute anime with nice character development. Throughout most of the series I got annoyed with the situations but near the end you really grow to like the characters.

it shows the story of mei a girl who has never had any friends or even a boyfriend. as the story gradually grows you find how mei meets and falls in love. this show also follows a boy named yamato who falls in love with mei and how his relationship with her gradually grows. together they face average high school drama, crushes, and finding the honesty in other. they along with ...

it shows the story of mei a girl who has never had any friends or even a boyfriend. as the story gradually grows you find how mei meets and falls in love. this show also follows a boy named yamato who falls in love with mei and how his relationship with her gradually grows. together they face average high school drama, crushes, and finding the honesty in other. they along with their friends adventure in love and learning from mistakes really takes many turns in their life's.

The story behind say "I love you" is spectacular I haven't been one to watch the romantic genre of anime but after seeing this series I have opened my mind to the various types of anime out there. I recommend this anime to every anime fan, no matter which type of anime you may like this anime is AMAZING.

I wasn't certain whether I would like this one at first and yet by the last episode I was thoroughly engrossed. I think the pace of the story line was perfect though some may find it to be slow. The characters are true to life and every much like everyone's friends.

My only wish that I could see how it turned out but at the same time I like imaging the rest of their lives.

I enjoyed this anime very much. I was moved by some of the scenes and even teared up a little. I would definitely recommend this anime to the romantics out there. Very heart-warming. This proves to show how people can change if given then chance and allowed the time to do so.

This show should not have stopped... I am still waiting for episode 14.

For those of you who like Drama and Romance anime, this is the best you're gonna get. The root of this love arrow shows mostly the accpeted and rejected feelings of the protagonist and the other series of antagonist.

One of my buddies cries to watching this anime at its climactic jump from a happy boyfriend and ...

This show should not have stopped... I am still waiting for episode 14.

For those of you who like Drama and Romance anime, this is the best you're gonna get. The root of this love arrow shows mostly the accpeted and rejected feelings of the protagonist and the other series of antagonist.

One of my buddies cries to watching this anime at its climactic jump from a happy boyfriend and girlfriend to the part where you wanna destroy everything around you. This is basically an international warning for every person looking at this.

This show should not have stopped... I am still waiting for episode 15

At first, I thought this anime, though short, was going to make the list to my top anime favorites; what drew me to reconsider was one little thing--what happened to the protagonist inner motivation??

I thought Mai would have a more interesting Self personality than just the timid Sawako impersonation.

I was disappointed in the end to find out she didn't show any other inner personality like ...

At first, I thought this anime, though short, was going to make the list to my top anime favorites; what drew me to reconsider was one little thing--what happened to the protagonist inner motivation??

I thought Mai would have a more interesting Self personality than just the timid Sawako impersonation.

I was disappointed in the end to find out she didn't show any other inner personality like when she did when she round house kicked the guy and when she acted as if she didn't care about the guy in the early two episodes. I felt I didn't receive a good explanation of her becoming herself to her being the shy girlfriend. I felt cheated in the end not to have been shown her own personality.

Where did she learn to round house kick? What made her feel really strong on her own? Did her dad leave her, giving her reason to be, at first, the hardy quiet girl? Who knows, the world may never know. To me it was one big puzzle that was left open at the end of the series.
I came for the animation, I stayed for the romance. Great job!

I love how the characters are well developed (or at the main characters) It's really heart felt, showing how people change and develop from their experiences in life. Shows that two people can love each other very deeply beyond a constant situation of "wow he/she is hot" and delves into something worth much more.
I had thoughts of a show full of fan service with a air headed plot when I first saw ...

I love how the characters are well developed (or at the main characters) It's really heart felt, showing how people change and develop from their experiences in life. Shows that two people can love each other very deeply beyond a constant situation of "wow he/she is hot" and delves into something worth much more.
I had thoughts of a show full of fan service with a air headed plot when I first saw the title. But instead it turned out to be a wonderful Romance anime!

A wise woman once said shows for girls "don't have to be a puddle of smooshy, cutesy-wootsy, goody-two-shoeness". Often times, shows that are aimed at girls unknowingly walk right into that pitfall. Not even anime is safe from that. Say "I love you", on the other hand, not only avoids that pitfall, but perseveres long enough to deliver a refreshing high school romance that manages to ...

A wise woman once said shows for girls "don't have to be a puddle of smooshy, cutesy-wootsy, goody-two-shoeness". Often times, shows that are aimed at girls unknowingly walk right into that pitfall. Not even anime is safe from that. Say "I love you", on the other hand, not only avoids that pitfall, but perseveres long enough to deliver a refreshing high school romance that manages to avoid the terrible cliches found in bad shoujo romance anime.

Say "I love you" started off as a manga by Kanae Hazuki in 2008. The premise: Mei Tachibana, after an incident in her childhood, has to this point gone through high school without attempt making friends or connections under the belief that all people will eventually betray each other. After a little incident involving his friend, Yamato Kurosawa (AKA the most popular guy in school) encounters the solitary girl. Things go uphill from there as Mei ultimately begins to open herself up to others from her meeting with Yamato.

Now, I know what you're thinking: "Whaaaaat? Unpopular girl hooks up with popular guy? How overdone! How unoriginal!" Well, I'd be lying if I say it's not. It is a rather cliche way to start a romance, but really, what catches the audience's attention here isn't so much the premise as it is the characters. Here, the characters are treated as people rather than tools for a story. Mei herself is an excellent character to watch evolve because of what she starts off as: a girl haunted by a tragic version of paranoia, refusing to make friends out of fear that people will hurt her. Yamato is no cardboard cutout either. Though he's the most popular guy in-universe, the series confirms your guesses that he's got his fair share of problems.

However, this series doesn't just thrive on characterization alone. I can easily say that one persevering quality to this series is that it doesn't pull punches when it comes to presenting what would send most shows of its target demographic running for the hills. Bullying is an issue that is presented bluntly without holding back, showing that boys and girls alike are its victims and perpetrators. Right from the start, Mei is shown being harassed and gossiped by boys and girls for how she didn't have a boyfriend. And it hardly ends there.
Teen sex is also a topic that, if I may be so blunt, this series had some serious balls to present. Say "I love you" makes no effort to hide that a few characters in this series, who are all high school students, have had sex, just like real life high school students (that dude you sit next to probably's done it, and you don't even know it). At least one character is the "friends with benefits" type. And the best part about this is that none is particularly arousing or fanservice-y. While most shows that have this kind of stuff to get their audience's attention. Say "I love you" uses it more as a form of characterization, as it's made clear that most of the characters don't seem to have any lasting enjoyment out of it (the one guy that does revel in it is revealed to be a bit of a douche).

But really, crowner to this series that it shows the difficulties of a romantic relationship, especially for a girl as introverted as Mei. Anyone with a brain can figure out that a romance isn't sunshine and daisies, but in TV, literature, and pretty much anything you see, it's always depicted as being a sparkling ball of perfection. Here, just about every couple is shown having to work out the kinks that come along with a romantic relationship. The audience quickly realizes that romance is no smooth ride, and that it takes constant effort on both sides for the relationship to work out.

Say "I love you" is not without kinks, even if they're relatively minor. There's the aforementioned start of this romance. The art style is pretty much what you'd expect in a shoujo anime: characters can sometimes (sometimes) feel a little too beautiful. And the music, while often fitting the mood, can feel a little forgettable. Though, really, you'd have have to be really picky to let this bother you.

My verdict: Say "I love you" is rather rare shoujo romance anime that even guys can enjoy. It's a greatly refreshing character-driven romance with characters that feel human as they develop, change, and become better people throughout the series. Viewers even outside the target demographic can feel right at home watching Say "I love you". And with that connection between the show and audience. the audience can also feel that they can understand themselves a little better.

About the Show

Tachibana Mei has had no boyfriend and couldn't even make friends. One day she injures Kurosawa Yamato, the most popular boy in school, and
Tachibana Mei has had no boyfriend and couldn't even make friends. One day she injures Kurosawa Yamato, the most popular boy in school, and for some reason Yamato takes interest in her... ...more